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An 18th century copy with collation note of John Philip Kemble, 1798.
mssHM 99
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This is an 18th century copy as indicated by a note on the title page signed J. P. Kemble.
mssHM 101
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Bound volume containing handwritten late 18th century copies of six English plays in various hands, collated by John Philip Kemble in 1800. The titles consist of Fortune's Taske, or The Fickle Fair One by John Horne (HM 11); The Meeting of the Company; or Baye's Art of Acting by David Garrick (HM 12); The Jubilee by Garrick (HM 13); The Nice Wanton (HM 14); A Warning for Faire Women (HM 15); and The Marriage of Witte and Science (HM 16). Laid in are two clipped engravings: one of men and a woman standing in a room with a dog in the foreground by J. Clark and "The Wonder" by Burney, printed for J. Bell, 1792. The title page of each play has the handwritten note of John Philip Kemble: "Collated & Perfect, J.P.K. 1800."
mssHM 11-16
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Accompanied by an autograph receipt to W. Walker, signed by T.J. Wise, Nov. 1, 1893, for one copy of Part 19 of Ruskin Bibliography
mssHM 59837
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Spine missing. With pencil note: By John Wesley; 18th century translation supposed to have been made by John Wesley.
mssHM 602
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Copy of an 8-page conference paper written by Jon S. Steen and presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Junto [for the History of Science], April 11, 1969, and the 17-page essay by Steen on which it was based. Both manuscripts address the role of the demonstration lecture, a popular type of public instruction in London in the early 18th century, in the popularization of science. Also includes typed letter to Bern Dibner dated 1969, May 26, discussing Dibner's request for a copy of the Junto paper.
mssHM 83094